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LEAD TO AN IMMEDIATE RENEWAL OF PRESSURE HERE. IF AT THE SAME TIME I AM SEEN TO COME BACK AT SHORT NOTICE TO LONDON FOR A MEETING OF OPD (K) (I AM COMING TO THE CONCLUSION THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BE THERE IF THERE IS A MEETING), THIS WOULD LOOK UNCOMFORTABLY LIKE DISARRAY ON OUR SIDE.
5. I SEE THE CASE OF KEEPING YOUR MEETING WITH QIAN SMALL. BUT EVEN IF OFFICIALS FROM HERE ARE NOT PRESENT AT THE MEETING, I WOULD PREFER TO LEAVE IN PLACE THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THEM TO BE AVAILABLE IN NEW YORK. IF NECESSARY, THAT COULD BE ON THE PRETEXT THAT THEY WERE THERE IN CASE DETAILED FOLLOW UP TO THE JLG MIGHT BE NECESSARY. WE WILL MEANWHILE WORK HERE ON A DRAFT ON WHAT YOU MIGHT SAY TO QIAN, TO GIVE YOU A FEEL FOR THE LEVEL OF DETAIL WHICH I THINK HE WOULD NEED TO HAVE.
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